Analytical Interview Questions

Exponent - "This is a Diagnosis Question. The goal of Diagnosis questions is to test whether the interviewee is organized and logical in their product approach. It also tests whether the PM is exhaustive in causes for decreases and whether they provides realistic solutions to the problem. Let's follow the Diagnosis Question formula: Ask clarifying questions Propose high level reasons for a drop Gather context (TROPIC) Establish a theory of probable cause Test theories "See full answer

Geo J. - "check y the -ve effect - ask them to solve that."See full answer

Sayee M. - "i asked if she meant operations business analytics metrics.. she clarified that she meant operational/stability metrics.. i explained that i used dynatrace to monitor the product and she said i want to know about SLAs etc. she was looking for the words SLA SLO and SLI.. i then explained SLA 99.99% various SLO's contributed to it like system uptime, continous testing of business functions, and incident mgmt metrics."See full answer

Exponent - "This is another Diagnosis problem. To answer this question, we suggest you use our framework (along with the TROPIC method) to be as thorough as possible. The framework is as follows: Ask clarifying questions List potential high level reasons Gather Context (TROPIC)Time Region Other features / products (internal) Platform Industry / Competition Cannibalization Establish a theory of probable cause Test theories Propose solutions Summarize "See full answer

Yatin K. - "I conducted an in-depth analysis of FedEx's business model, focusing on their primary operations which encompass pickup, transit, and delivery. I evaluated potential metrics across each stage, aiming to determine the most pertinent one for operational insights. Initially, I proposed using the Fulfillment Ratio, calculated as the number of successful deliveries divided by the expected deliveries, to measure performance. However, the interviewer pointed out this metric's retrospective nature and"See full answer

Divya K. - "You will need to start from Browser and go all the way up to Analytic systems and methods. Everything needs to be covered"See full answer

Varun J. - "Feel free to download the full assignment (with screens) here: https://www.varunja.in/blog/assignment, cheers! Expected Outcome: Users: What do you know about the users of WhatsApp? What do they want? Features: What features will you build? Prioritization: What will be in your MVP and what will be in your 2.0 version? After you have decided on the MVP: Engineering: How hard is this to build? How long might it take? Are there ways to build a solution more quicker? Design: How does your new fea"See full answer

Exponent - "This is a Measure Success question with a slight twist. The twist here is we need to consider a hypothetical change rather than one already built. This changes our formula slightly - specifically we may not be able to apply a UX flow to drive analysis since we're unsure of the implementation. Instead, we'll look at core behaviors that are indicative of success. Here's the modified formula: Ask clarifying questions State the goal of the feature **Apply a UX flow to drive an"See full answer

Brad G. - "I would think about the following Inventory make up Localization for Quebec Device type distribution Price comparison algorithm is tuned correctly Dealer’s ability to merchandise their products The answer is thinking through all these potential issues with the car buyer funnel to identify why potential buyers in Canada are converting at a lower rate. "See full answer

Shuvam C. - "Introduce special tickets which will cover a bundle of rides. This will distribute the load over the remaining rides and reduce the queue for the particular ride as all the people will no longer try to avail the same ride simultaneously."See full answer

Rajesh P. - "I talked about how I request filtered using data and friendly escalated to keep the program on track. Also, delved deep into the tech stack to identify the areas where we need extra coverage and negotiated resources to handle those areas."See full answer

Guru M. - "I have softened recruited people through LinkedIn. People from LinkedIn are more than happy to share their feedback on new products and features and to my surprise, I also saved a lot of company money on recruiting through services and offered Amazon vouchers to participants instead."See full answer

Jonah J. - "When faced with a pressing customer request I will prioritize it over planned projects if is possible."See full answer

Dewi A. - "Firs I am going to look over if the usability dropped are occurred across platform (if the tools can be accessed from multiple platform), if the dropped are only happened in one platform, then we need to fix supporting technology of the tools. If the dropped are happening across platform then I am going to check tracking metrics of the tools. Following are metrics that I am going to consider: Tools Usability - See if the tools are functioning well to accommodate user action; If it turns out"See full answer